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kaipuku

1. (verb) (-tia) to be greedy, selfish.

Kāore i tukua e ia te mana whakahaere ki ōna whanaunga taitamariki, kei kaipukutia, kei hokona te whenua kia whiwhi moni ai (TTR 1994:85). / He did not give control to his younger kin, lest they became greedy for a quick return and sold the land.

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Synonyms: kaiapo, kaiapa, mōhū


2. (noun) selfishness, greediness.

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